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astronomy

[uh-stron-uh-mee] / əˈstrɒn ə mi /


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The committee included professors of law, astronomy and English and other disciplines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"It'll be exciting, you know, in a slightly scary way, when they go behind the moon," Derek Buzasi, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The New Crescent Society is a British grassroots astronomy network founded in 2016, which seeks to unite British Muslims by following a sighting of the moon in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

FRBs are among the most puzzling phenomena in astronomy, but locating where they come from with precision could mark the start of a new phase in research, allowing scientists to better understand their cosmic origins.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

But his great academic love was still astronomy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin



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